It is player ranking season in the NBA world and, as usual, folks are quite heated about where particular figures end up on certain lists. This time around, Carmelo Anthony being ranked behind Lonzo Ball (among others) by ESPN has been a central topic of conversation and Anthony himself is not too pleased with the result from the worldwide leader.
Now, Kevin Durant has apparently joined the party in being non-plussed about Anthony’s ranking, as he waded into the comment section of this Instagram post by Chris Brickley, who famously trains Anthony and several other NBA players, to voice his opinion.
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Here’s what Durant said. Spoiler alert: He’s not a fan of what ESPN had to say about Anthony’s ranking among the NBA’s elite.
Fellow players like Devin Booker and C.J. McCollum have addressed their concerns with the entire process of ranking players but, even if Durant typed this with tongue firmly planted in cheek, he was still probably upset. It makes sense that Durant would come to the aid of Anthony given their off-court relationship but, even if they weren’t friendly, it wouldn’t be a shock to see the (very) candid superstar defending another member of his profession.
ESPN isn’t alone in ranking players and making controversial assessments along the way but it isn’t every day that players like Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant are this heated about it.
